rich string A string object that contains imbedded ink words. Rich strings create a compact representation for strings that contain ink words and can be used with most of the string-processing functions provided in the system software. See also rich string format.

rich string format The internal representation used for rich strings. Each ink word is represented by a special placeholder character (

kInkChar

) in the string. The data for each ink

word is stored after the string terminator character. The final 32 bits in a rich string encode information about the rich string.

root view The topmost parent view in the view hierarchy. All other views descend from the root view.

rounded rectangle A rectangle with rounded corners. The shape is defined by the rectangle itself, along with the diameter of the circles forming the corners (called the diameter of curvature).

routing format A frame that describes how to format an object that is to be sent (routed). Examples include print routing formats, which describe how to visually format data, and frame routing formats, which describe the internal structure of a frame.

routing slip A view that looks like an envelope. The transport displays this view after the user selects a transport-based action from the Action picker. This view is used by a transport to collect information needed to send the item.

script icon An icon that executes a function object when tapped.

self A pseudo-variable that is set to the current receiver.

shape

A data structure used by the drawing

system to draw an image on the screen.

siblings Child frames that have the same parent frame.

sketch ink See ink.

slot

An element of a frame or array that can

hold an immediate or reference.

soup

A persistently stored object that contains

a series of frames called entries. Like a database, a soup has indexes you can use to access entries in a sorted order.

soupervisor mechanism The system service that presents the user with information about a soup when the user taps its icon in the Extras Drawer. It allows for filing or moving all soup entries.

soup icon An icon that represents one or more soups, usually in the Storage folder of the Extras Drawer.

stationery Refers to the capability of having different kinds of data within a single application (such as plain notes and outlines in the Notepad) and/or to the capability of having different ways of viewing the same data (such as the Card and All Info views in the Names file). Implementing stationery involves writing data definitions and view definitions. See also datadefinition and view definition.

store A physical repository that can contain soups and packages. A store is like a volume on a disk on a personal computer.

store part A part that encapsulates a read-only store. This store may contain one or more soup objects. Store parts permit soup-like access to read-only data residing in a package. Store parts are sometimes referred to as package stores.